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The Proposed Federal Project Plan
The proposed project includes two features. The first is reconstructing and recontouring a portion of the
Greens Bayou Channel between Cutten Road and Veteran's Memorial. When this portion of the project is
complete, the bottom width of the revised channel will be similar to the existing channel, approximately
60 feet across. Trees will be preserved wherever possible. After construction, native trees will be planted
along the right-of-way and on in-channel benches. Grass will be reestablished on disturbed areas of the
bottom and sides of the channel.
The second feature of the proposed project is the construction of a 108-acre stormwater detention basin.
It will be bound generally by Antoine Road, the Sam Houston Tollway and a U-Haul facility, by the Briarcreek
Subdivision and Greens Bayou. West Greens Drive will bisect the basin, dividing it into two parts, but it
will function as a single flood damage reduction feature.
Trees and wildlife habitat will be preserved wherever possible. The new stormwater detention basin could
include habitat and recreational features. Examples might be:
 Hiking, biking and walking trails
Birdwatching sites
Playfields
Water Quality features; and
Wildlife habitat features
Native trees and grasses could be planted in and around the basin, with wetland plants installed in low areas as part of the landscaping. These features would create wildlife, water quality and recreation benefits.
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Greens Bayou near Cutten Road. |
Greens Bayou conceptual section.
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